KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.)
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Mayoral Candidates Address Disability Issues
At a forum at the Columbia Public Library, three Columbia mayoral candidates answered questions about disability issues.
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The New York Times
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Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.
The Baltimore Sun
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MPSSAA adds by-law allowing athletes with disabilities to compete
Four years ago, Atholton High’s Tatyana McFadden changed the landscape of high school sports for athletes with disabilities. On Tuesday, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association changed it laws to accommodate those athletes.
The Baltimore Sun
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MPSSAA adds by-law allowing athletes with disabilities to compete
Four years ago, Atholton High’s Tatyana McFadden changed the landscape of high school sports for athletes with disabilities. On Tuesday, the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association changed it laws to accommodate those athletes.
The New York Times
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Social Networks a Lifeline for the Chronically Ill
A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.
KOMU-TV (Columbia, Mo.)
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Missourians With Disabilities Rally For Rights
Hundreds of Missourians rallied Tuesday against cuts to disability services and promote equality for Missourians with and without disabilities.
The Houston Chronicle
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Workers arrested kept jobs at Texas state schools
Employees at state-run centers who were arrested for felonies such as child rape and murder continued on the payroll to care for the mentally disabled, according to criminal fingerprint checks.
San Francisco Chronicle
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Learning disability ruling holds schools liable
Parents of a child with learning disabilities can sue a school district for ignoring the problems and failing to arrange tutoring or other educational help, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.
The Washington Post
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Breaking barriers to employment for youth with disabilities
As a teenager, Rachael Dorman participated in a program designed to help students who were visually impaired navigate the job market and transition into the next stage of life. This experience eventually led her to the Department of Labor in 2002, where she now devotes her energies to helping young people with disabilities prepare for the world of work or college long before their high school graduation day arrives.
The (Morristown, N.J.) Daily Record
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Morris students want more time with special education classmates
Montville High School senior Rusty Van Riper would see the students with disabilities sit together at lunch with their adult aides and after quickly eating, retreat to their self-contained classroom.